Bringing Intention into the New Year
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Daylong: “Moving into Stillness Daylong”. Date: Sunday, January 21, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Location: Tucson Community Meditation Center. Theme: “Bringing Intention to the New Year”. (MORE INFO)
Dear Friends,
Bringing Intention into the New Year
New Year Poem
By May Sarton
Let us step outside for a moment
As the sun breaks through the clouds
And shines on wet fallen snow,
And breathe the new air.
So much has died that had to die this year.
We are dying from things.
It is a necessity – we have to do it.
Or we shall be buried under the magazines,
The too many clothes, the too much food.
We have dragged it all around
Like Dung beetles
Who drag piles of dung
Behind on which to feed,
In which to lay their eggs.
Let us step outside for a moment
Among ocean, clouds a white field,
Islands floating in the distance.
They have always been there.
We are going to drive slowly and see the small poor farms,
The lovely shapes of leafless trees
Their shadows blue on the snow.
We are going to learn the sharp edge
Of perception after a day’s fast.
There is nothing to fear.
I am writing on the eve of the Xmas holiday, a time that beckons us toward the possibilities inherent in the birth of a gifted spiritual teacher whose presence came to teach about love, forgiveness, true friendship, strength, and the spirit of generosity. It has been an active morning for me, preparing to go visit my sister-in-law, Gina, in Phoenix and other family and friends. Baking a pumpkin bread, helping my husband Russ choose special photos from 2023, and sending them to family and friends with a message of goodwill from each of us.
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